Telegram-herald., 1887-04-04

A haif llzen mans gers succeeded escL other,
AM tneir aggregate ioses for the 6Fst season
we're over 5000 TEn. es ever AFR. tbs
Enaaagets blamed their luck on the system u
box haAlefs having free admission. -Four
shares gave fae h8.ter a box and a single
share gave hiln a seat There vas a capital
stoek of $50 I'D Ia 30 shares Naretzek,
the Strs1osrlis. the G1ails and Iaplrson ali
blamed tle ssssens aad kept throwing tie
liee ln lls gamble ~ ctsra management \
following seasou saw tie first Performance Of
~~emiramide.' oa Oes. -. is55, and of n
rrovatazeH GA April 20, ISIS, and IN TIE fol-
lowing year, With sieh artists as BrigrCli,
Ance.oi, Nestvzu. Ia Grange and BaGiaii,
many operas were produced Tor the first tins
10 America. Piccoiomini came IN October,
l18 ami IN the winter of that year Altman
ard 5trakose4 took tie helm, and on Nov -,
1888 iHtrOdne, ll4s pes fie-s, perennial fattiin
-Lac.a.' Jacob Grlu Ia 1855 had chance at
thee aade.ay and pot Din0rsa7 on The stage.
Tie war cane. and people had TO taste
for opeTa or surplUs moaev 70 spend on i.
on Nay 2i lsda tts building went up IN
flames. Aaretzsk Asd lad a lease Of several
years, ard Gazzaulga. ke,ices. Phillips and
Rcnccli bad apEeartd December, iSs,. saw
German opera u1der Carl ArschuFz. and on
tie n fI0vtov's 'Seradeiis" was gwen
Is nrst performances. On the 251h Of No
yeInaer preceding the opera of --Eaus-," lad
been given the first 60 is many per-
formsnoss IN Anerica. with Clara louise
heii1g- &c the Marguerite Ia Juivsn
Lad been the o.,es-a On tn nigh. Of the fire,
which swept into one ~ tie biggest coafing-
ra.ions tie citv hes seen IN recent vears. The
buiii1g, vtich hal cost s2s0.oCo. was IN
surct for siFotsl, ard tho ssor rkhoiders stood
q heavy assessneEt, end ia March. 1867, the
academy Lsi teca rebuilt and was ready for
occupancy. Tie FIRST Performance was
Ialcletl tau for tho beus.t OF the
unfortunate 1Iare.zsk The Barber was
TIE fs~t orcrd with Mss Hauk II
rainor pcrt; 1870 lad Day as a manager,
with yzrausches IN heavy tragedy 1871
saw fne orera. under TIE -naragenlsnt Of
Max and Halrioe St-akcsch. Nilsson sang
IA -AIlguon. and - 1s52 Lucce came in
"IfAfriceine,' AID in ioss .I.ohangr;n7 and
~Aida' were si7-A1, anu CauEpanlai made his
first appearance os oct 7 in ~Lucrezia I"
SaiFni sl>s geea I'D a1ai'r.1y. l. iS.5 Hess
trel Enritsl ot-rc. and il tie spllnr of
fsst Tictians ssng with Brignoh. Ia 1873
German 0itra was again tried, With Pappe1-
leir Maplcso theu came with nii his Mill
t1ry blow and BLISTER 20 give tile later geuer-
stlul 0f box ho.ters o7erS with MANY o. the old
fasor1tes tfs begar on oct -. ISIS, with
Hags arl Companies n IA Trasiata.7 His
second ye-r -1r Gcrsie1. ard IA 1850 Ambre
ard Nailcria were singing IN 1ssl Pats re-
termed. ar. for three orcra seasons was the
Aapicsca s-sI q success Hct1en demanded
q big subsidy. and. net getting it. left tho
ncalemy to 81 rapid decline Jan 4. 1s6.
was The Gc.e ~ the advent Of the American
Op1ra company
Arart FROM opera TIE academy has beea
for twenty Tears Tie place where the Phil-
harmonic co1cerss were given. while iae
cetaiogua q IRE monster meetings which
have icsn held there would Gil coiu1nn
me academy Las, TOO. Teen tho scene OF
many grand halls ard assemblies, Gnd nc
arsst has given a picture Of one of these
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